The Northampton County Elections Office announces that it will install a secure ballot drop-off box for mail-in ballots in each of the County’s four districts. The boxes will be available starting Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Accessing the drop-off boxes does not require going through security at any location. 

Northampton County Courthouse:

669 Washington St., Easton, PA 18042 – Monday-Friday from 8:30am-8:00pm

(Saturday, April 29 & Saturday, May 6 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

When dropping off a ballot, voters can park for free in the loading-and-unloading zone on Washington Street in front of the courthouse or use the parking lot at the Wolf Avenue and Washington Street intersection.

Northampton County Human Services Building:

2801 Emrick Blvd., Bethlehem, PA 18020 – Monday-Friday from 8:30am-7:00pm

Northampton County 911 Center:

100 Gracedale Ave., Nazareth, PA 18064 – Monday-Friday from 8:30am-8:00pm

Bethlehem City Hall:

10 E. Church St., Bethlehem, PA 18018 – Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm*

*drop box will be available until 8:00 pm on Election Night (May 16, 2023) 

To ensure that your mail-in ballot is accepted, voters must make sure the ballot is enclosed in the sealed secrecy envelope, the return envelope is signed and dated, there are no identifying marks or symbols on the secrecy envelope, and the ballot is returned to the Election’s Office by 8:00pm on Tuesday, May 16th.

Voters may only drop off their own ballots. Third-party return of ballots is prohibited unless the person returning the ballot is rendering assistance to a disabled voter or emergency absentee voter and has a signed “Certification of Designated Agent” form on file at the Elections Office. A copy of this form can be downloaded here Authorize Designated Agent Form (pa.gov).

Applications for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballots are available in the Election’s Office or at Mail-in and Absentee Ballot (pa.gov) or Absentee and Mail-In Voting (northamptoncounty.org). The last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot is on May 9, 2023.

Counterfeiting, forging, tampering with, or destroying ballots is a second-degree misdemeanor pursuant to sections 1816 and 1817 of the PA Election Code. (25 P.S. §§ 3516 and 3517)

Voters can track the status of their mail-in or absentee ballots here Online/Absentee Ballot Tracking (pa.gov).

 

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Brittney Waylen
Deputy Director of Administration & Public Information Officer
County of Northampton
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/

 

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